We'd better go and tell her the       news. I'm sure she will be very       it.

A.surprising; surprised at          B.surprised; surprising to hear

C.interested; interesting in         D.interesting; interest in

－Will you please take a message for the headteacher?

－      .

A.It doesn't matter       B.Sure. I'll be glad to     C.Yes, I'll take           D.I can help you

I'm not feeling       today. Maybe I need more      .

A.well; sleeping      B.good; sleeping     C.well; sleep   D.good; sleep

－Do you mind my taking this place?

－     . It's for Mr. Smith.

A.Not at all      B.Yes, please      C.Yes, of course not      D.Better not

People who speak or perform before the public sometimes may suffer from “stage fright”. Stage fright makes a person   1  . In the worst case, it can make one's mind   2   what one ought to say, or do. Actors, musicians, dancers, lawyers, even radio show hosts have   3   stage fright at one time or another.

Bonny Miles is an expert in helping people   4   themselves from stage fright at a medical center in New York City. She helps actors learn   5  . Miss Miles says some people have always been afraid to perform before audience. Others, she says, have stage fright after a fearful   6  . She offers them ways to control   7  . One way is to   8   before going into the stage. Taking two deep breaths also helps. Deep breathing helps you get control of your body.

Miss Miles   9   her patients to tell themselves that their speech or performance does not have to be   10  . It's all right to make a mistake. She tells them they should not be too cautious(小心的) while they are performing. It is   11   that they should continue to perform while she is helping them. After each performance, they   12   what happened and find out what   13   helped and what did not. As they perform more, they will fear

  14  , by as much as 10%. Miss Miles says the aim is only to reduce stage fright, not to get rid of it   15  . This is because a little stage fright makes a person more cautious, and improves their performance.

1.A.curious                     B.disappointed          C.hopeless                 D.afraid

2.A.lose                          B.destroy                 C.forget                    D.remember

3.A.learned from              B.suffered from        C.met with                D.kept from

4.A.free                          B.keep                     C.prevent                  D.stop

5.A.self-act                     B.self-control           C.independence          D.courage

6.A.life                            B.accident                C.matter                    D.experience

7.A.spirit                         B.danger                  C.fear                       D.happy

8.A.shout                        B.smile                    C.sing                       D.whisper

9.A.persuades                  B.orders                  C.warns                    D.permits

10.A.mistaken                  B.successful            C.perfect                   D.wrong

11.A.impossible               B.useless                 C.false                      D.useful

12.A.discuss                    B.refer                     C.know                     D.quarreled

13.A.education                 B.advice                  C.instruction              D.information

14.A.more                       B.so                        C.less                        D.much

15.A.partly                B.exactly            C.generally          D.completely

About ten men in every hundred have the trouble of colorblindness in some way. Women are luckier, only about five in every hundred are affected in this matter. Perhaps, after all, it is safer to be driven by a woman.

There are different shapes of color blindness. For example, a man may be able to see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shades of green. Sometimes a person can not tell the difference between blue and green. Only a few unlucky men may see everything in shades of green-a strange world indeed.

Colour blindness in human beings is a strange thing to say clearly. In only one eye there are millions of very small things called “cones^①”. These help us to see in a bright light and to tell difference between colours. There are also millions of “rods^②”，but these are used for seeing when it is nearly dark. They show us shapes but no colours. Some insects have favourite colours. Mosquitoes^③ like blue but do not like yellow. A red light will not attract insects, but a blue light will. Human beings also have favourite colours. Yet we are lucky. With the help of the cones in our eyes we can see many beautiful colours by day, and with the help of the rods we can see shapes at night. One day we may even learn more about the invisible^④ colours around us.

生詞注釋：①cone n.錐形物　②rods n.棒　③mosquitoe n.蚊子　

　　　　　④invisible adj.看不見的

1.“colour blindness”means       in Chinese.

       A.色盲                        B.顏料                    C.盲目                   D.瞎

2.Why do some people say it is safer to be driven by women?

       A.Women are better at driving than men.

       B.Women are more careful.

       C.There are fewer colour blind women.

       D.Women are friendly to people.

3.With the help of the “cones”, we can      .

       A.tell different shapes   B.kill insects

       C.see in a weak light     D.tell orange from yellow

4.We can attract and kill mosquitoes by using a       light.

       A.red                          B.yellow                 C.blue                    D.green

5.Which of the following sentences about the colour blindness is TRUE?

       A.None of them can see deep red.

       B.Not all of them have the same problem in recognizing(識別)colour.

       C.None of them can tell the difference between blue and green.

       D.All of them see everything in shades of green.

In the United States, there are three kinds of taxes(稅).

The first tax is for the federal(聯(lián)邦的)government. American people who have a salary(薪水) of more than four to five thousand dollars a year must pay a certain rate(比率)of their salary to the federal government. The rate is different from person to person. If depends on his or her salary. If a person has a salary of less than $17,850 a year, he or she should pay 15% of his or her salary to the federal government. If a person has a salary of more than $17,850 a year, he or she should pay 28% of his or her salary to the federal government.

The second tax is for the state government: New York, California, North Dakota, or any of the other forty-seven states. Some states have the same tax as that of the federal government. Of course, the rate for the state tax is lower. Other states have a sales tax, for example, a person might want to buy a radio for twenty-five dollars. If there is a sales tax of 8% in that state, then the cost of the radio is twenty-seven dollars.

The third tax is for the city. This tax comes in two forms: property(財產(chǎn))tax(people who own a house have to pay taxes on it)and excise tax(消費稅). The cities use the tax money for education, police and some other public matters.

Since Americans pay such high taxes, they feel that the United States has the worst taxes in the world, because they have to work one day each week just to pay their taxes.

1.People in the United States should pay taxes to      .

      A.the federal government                               B.the city

      C.the state government  D.all of the above

2.If an American's salary is $20,000 year, how much should he pay to the federal government?

      A.$3,000.                     B.$5,600.                  C.$1,600.                D.$1,000.

3.If there is a sales tax of 8% in the state and an American wants to buy a car for $12,000, how much sales tax should he pay to the state government?

      A.$1,200.                     B.$1,800.                  C.$960.                   D.$3,400.

4.What taxes are paid to the city?

      A.Property tax and sales tax.                          B.Excise tax and sales tax.

      C.Sales tax and salary tax.                             D.Property tax and excise tax.

5.What do Americans think of their taxes?

      A.If is too much.           B.It is acceptable.      C.It is just so-so.          D.It is too little.

Everybody is afraid of quicksand(流沙). In the films, people fall into quicksand. They are pulled down and down. They disappear! No one sees them again!

What is quicksand? Can it really pull things down? No. It cannot. Quicksand cannot pull things into it. Quicksand is really loose(松散的)sand and a lot of water. The water makes the quicksand. It is different from the sand on the beach. A person can walk on the beach. A person cannot walk on quicksand. It is too loose.

Falling into quicksand does not hurt. It is almost like falling into water! Your body will go down. But then it will come up. People can float(漂浮)in quicksand. But they must not fight the sand. That would make them go down. They should move slowty until they float.

Quicksand is found in many places. It is found near the mouths of large rivers. The mouth of a river is where the river meets the ocean or the sea. Quicksand is also found on land. In some places the water stays on the land. It does not drain(排放)or dry up. If there is sand around, the sand gets very wet. Then it becomes quicksand.

Will you go down in quicksand? Yes, but not all the way. You will float. But you should float in clean water. Quicksand is too dirty!

1.If you fall into quicksand,      .

      A.you should move fast and try your best to get out

      B.you will be gone and no one will see you again

      C.it is nothing serious and don't be afraid

      D.you will be pulled down and down and then die quickly

2.A person cannot walk on quicksand because      .

      A.it is dangerous                                       B.it is too loose

      C.it will hurt him                                       D.it will pull him down

3.You can find quicksand      .

      A.in a river                                               B.in the ocean       

      C.in the sea                                               D.at the ends of large rivers

4.It is difficult to find quicksand in      .

      A.dry countries           B.China                    C.America             D.wet countries

5.People don't like to float in quicksand because it is      .

      A.hot                         B.cold                      C.dirty                  D.soft

News 1 Have you ever thought of being able to fly around the world in a few hours though it is about 40,000 kilometers? One day, maybe you can. In November 2004, the American X-43A airplane made its first flight. It reached a speed of 8,000 kilometres an hour. This makes it the fastest plane in the world. The X-43A is only three to four metres long, but it's very heavy: it weights 1,270 kilogrammes.

News 2 Have you ever got angry at books that are full of mistakes? Don't worry, things will get better soon. Last week, China started checking textbooks, dictionaries and children's books all over the country. The government said the results of the checking would come out at the end of June.

News 3 There will be a new “star”in the sky soon. China plans to send a satellite into space by December 2006. It will stay in space for one year. It will go around the moon and take pictures. It must be very expensive, right? That's for sure-1.4 billion yuan!

News 4 Floods(洪水)across the northern Mexican state of Coahuila killed at least 32 people and left 100 more missing. It was reported on Monday. The heavy rain hit the state all night last Friday, so some banks of the river were broken. Along the river about 3,000 families were seriously affected(受影響).

1.News 1 talks about      .

      A.people can't go around the world in a few hours

      B.the American X-43A airplane travelled around the earth in a few hours

      C.the American X-43A airplane is the fastest one in the world

      D.only American can make such a fast plane

2.If the X-43A goes around the earth, it will take about       hours to finish the trip?

      A.3                        B.5                              C.8                            D.12

3.Which of the following about New 2 is TRUE?

      A.There are many mistakes in most of the textbooks, dictionaries and children's books.

      B.All the students have to use the books full of mistakes till the end of June.

      C.After the checking books will become better and better.

      D.A few mistakes are not serious for children.

4.Which of the following about the new “star”is NOT true?

      A.It will help us know more about the moon.

      B.It will go around the earth for one year.

      C.It will cost 1.4 billion yuan.

      D.It will be sent up by the year 2006.

5.Many families were affected by the flood because of      .

      A.the heavy rain on Monday                        B.the broken banks of the river

      C.the floods across Mexico                         D.the death of 132 people

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